Cicada
31cicada — ci|ca|da [ sı kadə ] noun count an insect that lives in trees and tall grass in hot countries and makes a loud high noise by rubbing its legs together …
32cicada — ci·ca·da || sɪ kÉ‘ËdÉ™ n. cicala, any insect of the family Cicadidae (i.e. cricket, grasshopper, locust, etc.) …
33cicada — n. Harvest fly (popularly but erroneously called locust in the U. S.) …
34cicada — noun (C) an insect that lives in hot countries, has large transparent wings, and makes a high singing noise …
35cicada — ci·ca·da …
36cicada — ci•ca•da [[t]sɪˈkeɪ də, ˈkɑ [/t]] n. pl. das, dae ( dē). ent a large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, maturing in cycles of 5 to 17 years, the adult male producing a prolonged shrill sound by vibrating a set of membranes on its… …
37cicada — /səˈkadə / (say suh kahduh), /səˈkeɪdə/ (say suh kayduh) noun (plural cicadas or cicadae /səˈkadi/ (say suh kahdee), /səˈkeɪdi/ (say suh kaydee)) any insect of the family Cicadidae, which comprises large homopterous insects noted for the shrill… …
38cicada — n. insect of warm countries …
39dogday cicada — Cicada Ci*ca da (s[i^]*k[=a] d[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Cicadas} ( d[.a]z), L. {Cicad[ae]} ( d[=e]). [L.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the genus {Cicada} or of the family {Cicadidae}. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The… …
40cicada killer — a black or rust colored digger wasp, Sphecius speciosis, with a yellow banded abdomen, that preys on cicadas. [1890 95] * * * …
